Tuesday 23 November 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 00:2612:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0612:06 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate
At sunrise
06:496:49 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1912:19 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 35 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:496:49 AM to 30:516:51 AM+1
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī | 24:06 00:0612:06 AM Wed | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 30:23 06:236:23 AM Wed | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 22:2510:25 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:1912:19 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:51 06:516:51 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:544:54 AM | 06:496:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:544:54 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:496:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:496:49 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:448:44 AM | 09:239:23 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:139:13 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1510:15 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1811:18 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:4912:49 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3412:34 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:131:13 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:002:00 PM | 15:123:12 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:292:29 PM | 16:244:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:244:24 PM | 18:206:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:244:24 PM | 16:534:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:244:24 PM | 17:515:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:557:55 PM | 21:329:32 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:1110:11 PM | 23:0811:08 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |